Vice President Kamala Harris will skip the Al Smith dinner next month in New York, her campaign announced. The charity roast, scheduled for Oct. 17, traditionally serves as a highlight of the final stretch of the presidential campaign and is usually a forum for jokes about rival candidates and even self-deprecating laugh lines.

Kamala Harris raised $27 million—her largest amount since taking over as Democratic Presidential candidate from Joe Biden.

Vice President Kamala Harris raised $27 million at a New York City fundraiser, the largest haul since Harris took over at the top of the Democratic ticket from President Biden, an aide said.